I've been working with the MX-980 Editor for a few weeks now and have been able to successfully get everything working. But I have a couple lingering questions that I can't seem to find answers to. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

1. When you select an LCD button, and the top-right of the screen you have an option to select (or create) a UI variable. When you select a variable, what does it do? Does it set the variable to true when the button is clicked or does it toggle it, or something else?

2. When editing a button's programming, you have the option of inserting a "Text" object. Clicking on this Text button brings up a window titled "Text Setting" and allows you to enter and format some text. What does this do? Where is this used?

3. Is there a way to change the text of an LCD button programmatically? For example, I want to have a button that toggles a set of speakers on or off. So the text of the button would need to change based on the true/false value of a variable.

4. Can the other elements of a page (Text title, background, icons, etc.) be changed programmatically? In other words, same as #3 above but can you change other parts of a page.

Again, thanks for your help.

1. It associates the Button image with the variable you select. Therefore, if you switch the variables state, it switches the button image to it's "Press" state.

2. If you insert some text, when you press the button, it will display the text you entered.

3. Most likely, that's what you'd use the answer to #1 for.

4. Yes as well. This is a bit more tricky, but not too bad. Again, use the same technique as #1, set up on the button (or whatever) you want to change, then create the button you want to control that change, and alias the first button. Use this in combination with #2, and you can create scrolling labels that give updates as you press buttons. Nice with toggle codes.

Thanks thirsty. That helps a ton. I've got #1 and #2 working, so now I'll focus on #4.

How did you obtain 980 editor?

Here we go ......
[Link: remotecentral.com]

The MX-980 software is not available via URC's registration page.

KC, could you post a 980 program that demonstrates your number 4 answer?